Abstract:Cavitating vortical flows in a hydrofoil tip with different tip clearance sizes are studied experimentally. A series of experiments are conducted in a closed-loop cavitation tunnel. The cavities are observed with a high speed camera and are analyzed by using image processing.The cavitating flow developing characters in the different size clearances(0.5 mm, 2.0 mm)are compared. Based on the results, three typical cavitation stages can be defined with decreasing cavitation number, namely incipient cavitation(I), attached cavitation(II), and shear layer cavitation(III). In stage I, the streamwise length of cavity in the big gap is larger than that in the narrow gap. In stage II, the attached cavity inside the large gap develops faster than that in the small gap in both the cavitation inception and the developing phases with decreasing cavitation number. In stage III, the critical cavitation number for the formation of triangular shear layer cavitation in the large gap is higher than that in the small gap; meanwhile, the cavity extends further downstream in the large gap than in the small gap as well.
刘雷鸣, 刘影, 赵宇, 王国玉. 间隙尺寸对水翼叶顶旋涡空化流动影响的试验研究[J]. 排灌机械工程学报, 2016, 34(7): 573-578.
LIU Leiming, LIU Ying, ZHAO Yu, WANG Guoyu. Experimental investigation into influence of clearance size on cavitating vortical flows in hydrofoil tip. Journal of Drainage and Irrigation Machinery Engin, 2016, 34(7): 573-578.
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